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BoB: a Palindrome
by Chris M. Slawecki
The roll call of great bass players from Detroit includes Ron Carter, Paul Chambers and Doug Watkins. Robert Hurst, another Motor City musician, has for the past several years made a compelling case for his name on that list.Hurst picked up the bass at age 14 and was soon performing with Detroit trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, who had previously been a member of Ray Charles' band. Hurst subsequently met drummer Jeff “Tain" Watts, who invited the bassist to join ...
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by Hrayr Attarian
Bassist and composer Robert Hurst's sixth release as a leader Bob a Palindrome crackles with excitement and brims with innovative ideas. Leading a superlative ensemble made up of long time collaborators, Hurst presents eight of his compositions that range from the impressionistic to the intimately poetic.The pièce de résistance is the dramatic three part “Middle Passage Suite" that unfolds with an Ellingtonian (pianist, bandleader composer Duke Ellington) flair. The first section opens with percussionist Adam Rudolph setting an ...
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by Steve Bryant
Detroiter Robert Hurst has been considered one of the best bassists to come out of the Jazz Renaissance of the '80s. His melodicism, technique, and harmonic acumen positioned him as a first- string bass man. Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis made him his bottom man for the better part of the '80s, and as part of saxophonist Branford Marsalis' fabled “X-men," Hurst, pianist Kenny Kirkland, and drummer Jeff “Tain" Watts were considered to be arguably the best rhythm section in jazz during ...
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by Mark F. Turner
With a spirit of optimism and new direction, veteran bassist Robert Hurst returns with two simultaneous releases on his Bebob recording label, that further expound on his leadership. The first, Unrehurst Vol. 2 , is an all-acoustic date with drummer Chris Dave and firebrand pianist Robert Glasper, recorded live in 2007 at the Smoke in New York City. An educator, composer and bandleader, Hurst's accolades also include directing, arranging and composing for The Tonight Show, with Jay ...
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